[INTRO - low heartbeat, distant room tone] [Slow heartbeat: THUMP… THUMP… THUMP…] [Whispered] Don’t fall asleep. [Heartbeat continues] We’ve got a few more hours. [VERSE 1 - intimate, rhythmic] Something’s moving down the hall I swear I heard it call my name Probably nothing Probably… Yeah, okay. The clock says 2:13 And I haven’t blinked in twenty minutes Phone’s almost dead Great timing [Heartbeat slightly louder] Keep breathing Keep breathing Don’t think about it [PRE-CHORUS - tension building] The house is quiet Too quiet tonight Every little shadow Looks alive And I can hear my heartbeat Trying to give me away [CHORUS - BIG, CATCHY] Survive till dawn Just make it till the morning Survive till dawn Don’t let the dark get boring Heartbeat, heartbeat Keep it coming, keep it strong If we’re still here when the sun comes up We survived till dawn [POST-CHORUS - catchy chant] Till dawn Till dawn Just survive till dawn [Heartbeat locks with beat] Till dawn Till dawn Keep holding on [VERSE 2 - more energetic] 3:47 Something knocked three times I didn’t answer It knocked again Yeah, that’s a hard no. Grab my jacket Check the door Check it twice Check it once more I know that sound I know that breathing It’s getting closer I can feel it [Heartbeat speeds up] Maybe I’m scared Maybe that’s okay Fear keeps you moving So move [PRE-CHORUS - rising] The hallway’s breathing Or maybe that’s me Either way I don’t wanna see What’s waiting on the other side [CHORUS - bigger] Survive till dawn Just make it till the morning Survive till dawn Don’t let the dark get boring Heartbeat, heartbeat Keep it coming, keep it strong If we’re still here when the sun comes up We survived till dawn [POST-CHORUS] Till dawn Till dawn Just survive till dawn Till dawn Till dawn Keep holding on [BREAKDOWN - everything drops except heartbeat] [Heartbeat: THUMP… THUMP… THUMP…] 4:12. [Breathing] 4:36. [Heartbeat accelerates] 5:01. [Whispered] We’re getting close. [Heartbeat] 5:30. [Heartbeat faster] 5:57. [Silence] [Very faint heartbeat] [Whispered] Come on… [One heartbeat] Five… Four… Three… Two… One… [Sunrise ambience begins] [Final Chorus - explosive but emotional] SURVIVE TILL DAWN! We made it through the night! SURVIVE TILL DAWN! Look… There’s the light. Heartbeat, heartbeat Still beating in my chest I don’t know what waited out there But I gave it my best SURVIVE TILL DAWN! [Layered vocals] Till dawn! Till dawn! [Full instrumental] If we’re still here when the sun comes up… [Beat cuts] [Softly] We survived. [OUTRO - heartbeat slowly fading] [THUMP…] [THUMP…] [THUMP…] [Whispered] Good morning.
